Biology 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 31, Problem 10RQ
A soil consists of layers called that taken together are called a ________.
- soil profiles : horizon
- horizons : soil profile
- horizons : humus
- humus : soil profile
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